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Carly ^nuntn News Volume 124 - No. 18 5 Early County News, Inc 2 7 Indicted Here On Drug Charges An Early County Grand Jury in dicted 21 drug suspects here Friday, the result of a four-month undercover investigation by the GBI, the Blakely- Early County Task Force, and a con cerned cizizen. Os the 21 suspects, 18 are charged with violation of Georgia’s Controlled Substances Act for selling marijuana. They are Frank McGlamory, 37, Irvin Snipes, 27, John Bristow, 33, Floyd Benton, 45, George Spencer, 18, David Hardrick, 28, Duke King, 23, Nolan Stapleton, 22. Dwight Chandler, 23, Bobby Freeman, 17, Mike Fortner, 20, Craig Ransom. 20, Jeff Davis, 23, Jim my King, 23. Kenneth Clines, 22. Lewis Freeman, 18, Frank Thomas, 30, and Jo Ann Bryant, 18. Edward Houston, 18 and Harold T. Summerset, 30, were charged with the sale of ‘counterfeit marijuana”, and Tommy Powell, 24, was charged with delivery of marijuana. While a number of the suspects were released under $25,000 bond, others still remain in the Early Coun ty Jail. The largest buy during the opera tion was a pound of marijuana, while McGlamory reportedly sold to under cover agents Friday morning. Last week’s arrests bring to 39 the total number of drug arrests made in Early County during the past six mon ths. At least six of last week’s arrests were made possible when Mike The Sounds Os Christmas “The Sounds of Christmas” will be presented Tuesday evening, December 14, 1982, by the choral department of Early County Middle and High Schools. The concert will begin at 7:30 P.M. in the Mangham Auditorium. It will be directed by David Smith, and the accompanist will be Mrs. Fred Darden. The concert will feature four separate choruses and one ensemble. Opening the concert will be the Early County Middle School 6th Grade Chorus, followed by the forty-six voice Bth Grade Chorus, and the 7th Grade 7 6 Days Til Christmas Friday's Christmas Parade "E. T. Found A Home" t i rlrl ■ 1 11 " & ^VMr £*' / Q^' '* ■ « OB .-/. " j - . ~ V ■ (hMk * < —* Forty-two units including marching bands, marching units, floats and politicians made up Blakely's Christmas Parade held last Friday. December 3. 1982. The Merchants Committee of the Blakely-Early County Chamber of Commerce spon sored the most successful parade which was viewed by most of Blakely as it passed from King Plaza Shopping Center down Columbia Highway around the square, before disbanning at the Early County Middle School. The floats capturing the coveted awards of the day were the Early County Band Boosters - best overall theme, the Early County High FHA - best commerical theme and the Little Notes Choir of the First Baptist Church - best non-religious theme. Ninety dollars was given an ay in prize money to the winning entries. Following the parade, a special appearance was made by Santa Claus as the merchants began their Christmas Ex travaganza. The Blakely Merchants reopened their doors promptly at 6:00 which proved to be a successful night for most of the merchants of Blakely. ( - ATi Ai*TA Vickers came to authorities as a con cerned citizen and offered to help. According to authorities, Vickers wanted no pay, but. wanted to work undercover to help curb the use of drugs in our community. Vickers' action came at a time when Blakely and Early County is try ing to tell those who wish to involve themselves in drugs to do it some place else. Billy Broadway, chairman of the Drug Awareness Program stated, "I want to extend my appreciation to Mike on behalf of the entire communi ty. I hope his action and our efforts with the Drug Awareness Program will inspire more people to take such a bold stand through action against drug abuse.” Blakely Mayor Billy Fleming stated, “I wish more of us had the guts to do what Mike has done. Most people do not realize what a sacrifice he had to make to work undercover like that.” "Most importantly, he did it because of his beliefs, his love for his community, and because he could see what drugs were doing to some of the people around him," Fleming con tinued. In addition to the GBI and Drug Task Force, the Blakely Police Denartment and Rarlv rmmtv In addition to the GBI and Drug Task Force, the Blakely Police Department and Early County Sheriff’s Department made the ar rests. Chorus. The Early County High School Chorus, made up of seventy four 9th through 12th grade students, will present the fourth portion of the program. Concluding the concert will be the Early Arrivals, the high school’s show choir. Each group’s music will include both sacred and secular songs of the season. The concert will be free to the public this year, the choruses’ gift to the community in return for the wonder ful support they have received from local citizens. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend. Thursday, Dec. 9, 1982 Early County - Blakely, Georgia 31723 7 982 Ag Awards Presented At Appreciation Supper The First Annual Farmers Ap preciation Supper, sponsored by the Blakely-Early County Chamber of Commerce last week, was highlighted by the presentation of Agriculture Awards and guest speaker Tyrone Spearman. Spearman, Executive Director of the Georgia Peanut Commodity Com mission, gave an inspiring talk to the crowd of over 275 in attendance. "The biggest problem facing the peanut farmer is that he is doing too good a job," Spearman stated. “The demand for peanuts has not kept up with our ability to produce them, thus producing a surplus and keeping prices down.” Spearman, half joking once stated in Washington, "the best thing the peanut farmer could do would be to take a year off and go fishing." He said that the most important thing for the peanut market is for everyone to become a better peanut salesman. In addition to the Crop Yield Awards which in previous years have been presented at the Chamber’s An nual banquet, several other awards were presented, including Young Farmer and Farmer of the Year. Paul Angeloff, President of the Chamber of Commerce, presented the Young Farmer Award to Wendy Willis, and the Farmer of the Year Award to Renfro Carter. Carter operates a 900 acre row crop and cattle farm in the Springfield Community. Most of the row cropland is irrigated and is planted to corn, peanuts, soybeans, and some vegetable crops. Mr. Carter serves as chairman of the ASCS Committee and is on the Patrol Council at the Donalsonville Farmers Mutual Ex change. He is a member of the Spr ingfield Baptist Church where he serves as a Deacon and Sunday School Pictured in the middle photo at right are (L-R) Mr. and Mrs. Ike Newberry, Jr., who was named Cat tleman of the Year, Forestry Man of The Year, Mr. W.E. McDowell, and Mr. and Mrs. Emory Durham, Soil Conservation Man of The Year. In the bottom photo are (l^R): Mr. and Mrs. Henry Haddock, Top Peanut Yield, Mr. and Mrs. Louette Odom, Top Cotton Producer, and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Pearce, Top Corn Pro ducer. teacher. Renfro and his wife, Kate, have two daughters, Roxane and Renee. Willis, a Colomokee Community young farmer operates a 575 acre livestock and row crop farm. He plants corn, peanuts, soybeans and wheat. Willis serves as President of the Early County Young Farmers and is on the Farm Bureau Board of Directors. He is a member of the Board of Patrons at the Blakely FMX. He has also worked with the St. Jude Crippled Children's Hospital Fund Drive and the Blakely Spring Fling. He is a member of the Colomokee Baptist Church. Wendy and his wife, Eve, have three children, daughters Nicole and Summer and son Joshua. Ike Newberry, Jr., of Arlington, (Continued To Page 9) Tyrone Spearman (right) address ed the crowd at the First Annual Farmers Appreciation Supper at which Renfro Carter (left) with his wife was named Farmer of the Year and Wendy Willis (right) with his wife was named Young Farmer of The Year. USPS 164060000 2 5 C